据路透社2月26日报道,美国于周三从钱尼尔能源公司的Sabine Pass终端首次出口了液化天然气,使其在当天成为了天然气净出口国。
不过根据联邦能源部门估计,在2017年建成更多的通向墨西哥的管道和投入更多的LNG终端之前,美国不会成为年度天然气净出口国。而上次美国出现年度天然气净出口还是在1957年。
周三,美国进口了大约50亿立方英尺的天然气,其中48亿来自加拿大,2亿来自各个LNG终端。当天的出口量则超过了60亿立方英尺,其中约33亿到墨西哥,约30亿由Asia Vision号LNG货轮运送到巴西。
周四,Sabine Pass终端没有发送LNG货物,美国又恢复为了天然气净进口国。
沈佳蕾摘译自路透社
原文如下:
U.S. becomes net natgas exporter for a day with sale to Brazil
Feb 26 The United States turned into a net natural gas exporter for a day after the first liquefied natural gas export from Cheniere Energy Inc's Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana left for Brazil on Wednesday.
The United States however is not expected to become a net exporter of gas on an annual basis until 2017 after more pipelines to Mexico and LNG export terminals enter service, according to federal energy estimates.
The United States was last a net exporter of gas on an annual basis in 1957.
On Wednesday, the United States imported a net 4.8 billion cubic feet of gas per day from Canada and 0.2 bcfd from various LNG import terminals for a total of about 5 bcfd in imports.
Exports however surpassed 6 bcfd on Wednesday, with about 3.3 bcfd going to Mexico and some 3 bcfd going to Brazil on the Asia Vision LNG tanker from Sabine Pass.
Since no LNG ships left Sabine Pass on Thursday, the United States returned to being a net importer that day.